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Historical Event on 5/19/1954

The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/23/1862Sriniwas Shastri, great patriot and veteran politician, was born.
3/31/1996Karnataka defeat Tamil Nadu in first innings to win Ranji Trophy.
8/19/1999India's role in ASEAN, ARF is lauded at a colloquium in Singapore.
8/11/1908Khudiram Bose was hanged on this day in Central Jail at Mujaffarpur, Bihar at the age of 19 years. He along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to bomb the carriage supposed to be carrying Kingsford, unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death and hanged. This day is observed as ""Martyr's Day"" in memory of the great freedom fighter. Even today the soul stirring songs composed in his honour are sung by Bengali folk-singers.
9/28/1985The first Indian Army expedition, sailing around the world in a small 37 feet fibre glass yacht named ""Trishna"", sailed off from Bombay. (10-1-87).
6/24/1996Cong(I) enters into an electoral alliance with Bahujan Samaj Party for forthcoming Assembly election in UP.
3/22/1947India's Last Viceroy Lord Louise Mountbatten came to India.
5/8/1954Indian Government decided to integrate Chandranagar in West Bengal which was under the rule of the French.
6/5/1999The Army releases documents seized from three Pakistani soldiers in the Batalik sector to substantiate its claim that Pakistan regulars are involved in the Kargil conflict.
4/19/1960Meeting of Afro-Asian Conference at New Delhi.